Chapter 356 Xuan Huang Reverse Refining Heart
But then, Li Fan, who was seeking the answer to refining his mind, suddenly had an idea and seemed to have thought of something.
My mind is clear, and I analyze rationally, just like a passerby observing with cold eyes.
“Is this my inner instinct?”
"Faced with this desperate situation, some people may choose to take the risk and enter the white fog to seek a glimmer of hope for survival."
"Some people might choose to kill me rather than my fellow Taoists, and take the initiative to kill others first by using conspiracy."
"Some people would rather die than attack their companions."
"And my subconscious response was to hide and lie dormant, waiting for the others to finish fighting, and then reap the benefits."
“…”
“This is the best strategic choice based on the current situation, and it is also related to my experience.”
"Everyone has different choices. In my opinion, it's all about personality, and there's no good or bad in that."
“This is what we call the original nature of man.”
"Refine your heart, refine your heart..."
Li Fan was thinking blankly and muttering to himself.
They forgot about the dangerous tide of demonic sound outside the stronghold, and the dire situation inside the stronghold that was about to reach the end of its rope.
He was completely absorbed in it, as if he was possessed. Even a few small-scale attacks from the devil's sound failed to affect him.
Time passed quickly as Li Fan was comprehending.
Thus, it was the fiftieth day after the high tide.
Leng Yingyi still did not return, in order to extend his persistence as long as possible.
After discussion, everyone decided to abandon most of the Jiaxu stronghold.
Only some basic buildings are retained.
In this way, the consumption rate of [Black Death Talisman] can be reduced by nearly half.
Although the movable area is greatly reduced.
But compared to living longer, squeezing in a little bit is nothing.
However, the people who were originally familiar with each other were obviously more wary of each other.
On the surface, they all appear to be polite, but what they are thinking in their hearts, only they themselves know.
Surging undercurrents and hidden murderous intent.
When Li Fan realized that the atmosphere around him was gradually becoming strange, he finally woke up from his trance under the instinctive warning of his body.
With just a quick glance, Li Fan knew exactly what the situation was.
From ancient times to the present, this kind of drama of people being trapped in desperate situations and fighting each other for survival is not uncommon.
Even Li Fan himself, after understanding his current situation, began to feel murderous intent.
This murderous intent is one's own intention.
It is not a distracting thought and even the Xuan Huang Heart Refining Mantra cannot eliminate it.
Li Fan carefully felt the thoughts that kept emerging in his mind.
"To survive is human nature. To kill for the sake of survival is to follow one's heart."
"As you wish, as you wish..."
Suddenly, Li Fan was stunned and kept repeating this word in his mind.
After a long time, a strange look flashed in his eyes.
"Refine your mind, refine your mind. How can you refine your mind if you are always in a favorable situation?"
"If you want to cultivate your heart, you probably need to be tempered by adversity."
"Adversity, rebellion..."
It was as if a bolt of lightning split the fog, and in an instant, Li Fan understood something.
"To achieve immortality, one must go against the laws of heaven and earth."
"And cultivate the heart of Tao..."
"You need to go against your true self."
“Maybe I have been practicing wrongly all this time.”
Li Fan's eyes gradually brightened.
"Follow your heart and crush all distracting thoughts. At best, you are still at the level of the Purifying Heart Mantra."
"If you want to truly practice the Xuan Huang Heart Refining Mantra, you must hone your original mind."
"Are you going against your own instinctive choice?"
Thinking of this, Li Fan suddenly felt enlightened, and all the depression in his heart was swept away.
The circulation of the Heart Refining Mantra suddenly became several times faster than before.
"It seems that the guess made by mistake is true."
"Reverse the Dao Heart."
"This method of cultivation is really quite peculiar."
"Take the Jiaxu crisis as an example. If I want to use it to refine my mind, I can't do what I instinctively think."
“It’s better to do the opposite.”
"The greater the difference between your true self and your true heart, the more your heart will be tormented, and the more significant the effect of practicing the Heart Refining Mantra will be."
"Then the best choice should be..."
Li Fan's thoughts raced, and he made a judgment in an instant.
The increasingly unobstructed operation of the Heart Refining Mantra also confirmed his speculation.
"It's just that, is it worth doing this?"
"The Xuan Huang Heart Refining Mantra, in Huanzhen's assessment, is even better than the Yun Shui Huan Meng Gong..."
After pondering for a moment, Li Fan made a decision.
Not long after, in the meeting hall of Jiaxu stronghold.
Li Fan gathered everyone together and raised the questions in his mind.
"Is it feasible to forcibly return to the Eternal Immortal Barrier? Master Li, why are you asking this?" The Qingxuan defender named He Chen asked with some confusion.
However, he reacted immediately and thought that Li Fan wanted to send someone to ask for help again.
His expression turned a little ugly, but he still answered truthfully: "In recent days, the tide of demonic sound has not only shown no signs of weakening, but has even shown a trend of intensifying."
"With our current strength, if we want to force our way through the white fog in the demonic sound tide, I'm afraid..."
He Chen shook his head repeatedly.
Another Yuanying cultivator from the Martial Arts Hall named Kong Yu also directly denied it: "Absolutely not!"
"I know Fellow Daoist Leng's strength. If he fails in his call for help, we will have no chance of success. We should wait until the demonic sound tide weakens before making a decision."
The others also advised.
"Wait a little longer, maybe Captain Leng will be back soon?"
"Yes, Master Li, it's better not to make such a hasty decision. As the saying goes, there is strength in numbers. Although we don't have many people in our base right now, we can still take care of each other. If we split up and act separately, I'm afraid we won't be able to cope with any emergencies!"
…
The cultivators who cooperated with the formation construction in the stronghold, even those at the Nascent Soul stage, all called Li Fan "Master".
Although Li Fan has always said that his level of formation skills is ordinary and he is not worthy of the title of master, he has tried his best to refuse.
But I can't change the way these people are called.
Over time, you'll just have to accept it.
At this time, seeing that all the monks were opposed, Li Fan thought to himself: "Actually, I have the same idea as you, but unfortunately I have to do an experiment."
“We can only do the opposite.”
But he did not argue with them. He just waited until everyone quieted down and then stared at them with a serious expression.
When all the cultivators began to avoid his gaze, Li Fan spoke slowly: "Everyone, let's be frank. Before the Demonic Sound Tide, it only took two or three days to travel from the Jiaxu Base to the Eternal Immortal Fortress."
"Even though the tide is terrible and it's difficult to move, if everything goes well, the round trip will only take about ten days at most."
"If I don't come back soon, I'm afraid something bad will happen, which is more likely to be fatal."
"For cultivators like me, life and death are common things. There is no need to be shy about it."
"In fact, Captain Leng also gave me specific instructions before he left."
This sentence is indeed not made up by Li Fan, but is true.
The several Qingxuan Army monks present were all witnesses.
So after Li Fan finished speaking a few words, a hint of sadness flashed in their eyes.
There was silence in the hall, and no one objected.
Li Fan then continued, "The supplies in the base are running out, and the tide of demonic sound shows no sign of stopping..."
"We are faced with an unavoidable question: what should we do when the supplies are completely used up?"
“Maybe, we don’t have to wait until then.”
"Seeing that the stock of [Black Death Talisman] is getting smaller and smaller, I'm afraid that some people can no longer suppress their killing intent in order to fight for the last bit of hope for survival."
Seeing that Li Fan openly exposed the dark thoughts in everyone's hearts, some cultivators could no longer sit still and immediately came out to express their opinions.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Master Li, don't worry. For us in the Qingxuan Army, duty is more important than life."
"That's right! Master Li, since we have been ordered to protect your safety, we will definitely do it. If others want to hurt you, they will have to step over our dead bodies!"
Several Jindan cultivators belonging to the Qingxuan Army spoke righteously.
When the monks from other martial arts halls and Tianji halls in the stronghold saw this scene, their faces also became a little nervous.
"Master Li..."
Just as he was about to say something, Li Fan interrupted him with a wave of his hand.
With a slight smile, Li Fan said frankly: "You don't have to do this. Even ants try to survive, let alone cultivators like us?"
"To cultivate to our level, who hasn't gone through countless hardships and dangers?"
"There is nothing wrong with the desire to survive."
"but……"
Li Fan paused slightly to attract the attention of all the monks.
His face was serious and he said with great righteousness: "We are all brothers and sisters of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. If we die in the battle with the Five Elders, it will be a worthy death and we will have no regrets."
"But if I were to perish in a fratricide, I'm afraid I would die with regrets."
"In order to avoid this from happening, I think we should go to the Eternal Immortal Fortress again to seek help before the supplies run out."
"As the brothers of the Qingxuan Army said, this time the Demonic Sound Tide's sudden attack is of unprecedented strength. I'm afraid that the Eternal Immortal Fortress is already overwhelmed and cannot expect them to send reinforcements."
"In a desperate situation, it is better to give it a try than to sit and wait for death."
Li Fan's words were powerful, but the monks present all looked strange when they heard them.
Everyone understands the truth, but Leng Yingyi, the strongest man in the Jiaxu stronghold, has already met with an accident in this tide of demonic sound.
Who can guarantee that they can do what Leng Yingyi cannot accomplish?
Staying in the stronghold, you can survive and live a little longer.
Once they leave the base, facing the white fog and the high tide, they will probably die immediately.
You, Li Fan, sound so righteous, but you are actually trying to incite us to die.
Are you willing to take the risk and do it yourself?
All the monks present thought so.
However, it was not yet time for a falling out. They looked at each other, and Kong Yu coughed lightly, trying to persuade him again.
However, Li Fan's next words made them all stand up in shock.
"Captain Leng was trying to protect me, but I'm afraid he has died in the tide of demonic sound."
"I just can't bear it."
"I also know that asking for help is extremely dangerous. If any of you perish because of me, I will be ashamed to face you all."
"So, I decided..."
Li Fan suppressed his discomfort and said words that went against his moral principles.
"Alone, I went to the Eternal Immortal Fortress to seek help."
"If I don't die, I will definitely find a way for you to survive!"
Li Fan said firmly, his face determined.
Kong Yu, He Chen and others never expected that this young formation master would make such a decision.
They looked at each other, wondering if they had heard it wrong.
However, looking at Li Fan's determined eyes and face, there was no more doubt in his heart, and he was shocked instead.
In fact, as the formation master who built the Tianxuan Locking Soul Formation, Li Fan only has the Jindan cultivation level.
However, his position in this Jiaxu stronghold is the highest.
Because all the cultivators present, whether from the Qingxuan Army or other departments such as the Martial Arts Hall, came here to cooperate with Li Fan in building the Soul Locking Array.
If he insisted on forcing everyone to send more monks to rescue them on the grounds that "the construction of the Tianxuan Soul Locking Array cannot be delayed and my death will inevitably hinder the construction progress of the entire array."
Then in the end, nine out of ten people will have to surrender.
But now, he didn't do that.
Instead, he volunteered to take on this almost life-threatening task in order to find a way out for everyone.
Putting personal life and death aside, being selfless...
How could such a person exist in the world?
The ancient sages were no more than this, right?
I've been with him for so long, and yet I didn't notice anything?!
It is true that only at the moment of life and death can one reveal a person’s true nature.
When everyone thought back to the dirty thoughts in their hearts, they couldn't help but feel ashamed.
Feeling ashamed of themselves, they all tried to persuade sincerely this time.
"Master Li, why is it so? Although the situation is dire, it is not to the point where you need to fight to the death."
"Yes, Master, please think twice. It is too dangerous to deal with the magic sound and the white fog at the same time! The chances of good are slim!"
…
Facing the dissuasion of the crowd, Li Fan resolutely said: "I have made up my mind, you don't need to say more."
"You have been in the Chizha Abyss for many years, and you have rich experience in how to survive in the devil's sound and white fog. If you really want to, why not tell me everything you need to pay attention to on the way, so that I have a better chance of coming back alive."
Li Fan said in a very free and easy manner.
Everyone pretended to be reserved and tried to persuade him for a while, but seeing that they could not change Li Fan's will, they could only sigh.
While feeling relieved, they all shared their survival experiences in this abyss.
Li Fan listened attentively and took notes.
He then carried the supplies needed for one person to survive in the white fog for twenty days, and under the reluctant gazes of everyone, he set out on the journey alone to the Eternal Immortal Fortress.
It is worth mentioning that perhaps he was moved by Li Fan’s righteousness.
Before Li Fan left, He Chen, the defender of Qingxuan, decided to accompany him.
However, after praising the other party's noble character, Li Fan still rejected his kindness.
With the other party's eyes full of admiration and emotion, Li Fan put on the Black Death Talisman, identified the location of the Broken Palm Immortal City in the vast white fog, turned into a stream of light, and plunged into it.
The other cultivators in the Jiaxu stronghold looked at Li Fan's disappearing figure with different expressions on their faces.
"I didn't expect that there are still such noble people in the current world of immortal cultivation. I am really ashamed of myself."
"I have lived for 348 years in vain. It is a great pity that I have only just met such a person today."
"If Master Li is not dead, from now on, I will definitely follow his lead."
…
After a moment of silence, everyone expressed their sincere emotion.
"snort!"
Only He Chen looked at everyone with disdain and walked away.
Everyone's face looked more or less embarrassed.
Scatter like birds and beasts.
(End of this chapter)
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